Having lived for no less than 40 years in a city and region celebrated all over Japan for their gastronomy, I thought it might be of some interest to write hard-boiled stories taking place in that very City and its Prefecture.Read more…

Deadly Music-Chapter 1: Monday, January 16th,2017

A day in the life of an expat in Japan.
First day of the year at work.
Strange discussion overheard.
Friend absent.
Local politics.
The pleasure of “socializing”.Read more…

Deadly Music-Chapter 2: Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

Shinji’s death.
The suicide not plausible.
Gerard’s decision to find out more.
Attending the funerals of his friend he hears a strange conversation.
Megumi’s words convinced him he will have to investigate alone.
A riddle to solve before he can discover some vital information.
Gerard managed to open the CD.
Awful revelations.
Gerard meets a reporter friend and Chian Lin later.Read more…

Deadly Music-Chapter 3: Wednesday, January 18th, 2017

Meetings.
Gerard finds a convenient job for Chian in at”J and J” night club.
Revelations.
Gun fight in Tokyo.
An introduction to the Yakuza.Read more…
Chapter 4 is started!